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Sheraz Zaka for Petitioner.. Naseer Ahmad Bhutta, Additional Attorney General for Pakistan. Ch. Aamir Rehman and Nasar Ahmad, Deputy Attorney Generals for Pakistan. Hasham Ali Bhutta, Advocate for Federation of Pakistan. Abdul Rasheed Shakir, Research Officer, Prime Minister Youth Program. Kaleem Ahmed Shahzad, Section Officer, Cabinet Division, Islamabad. Public office--- ----Chairperson, of Public office---Appointment process---Non-transparency---Appointee lacking any experience of heading and managing a public fund---Daughter of Prime Minister was appointed as Chairperson, Prime Minister's Youth Programme, however it was not shown whether there was a transparent process for her selection and appointment and that whether she possessed the requisite experience to head and manage a public fund of Rs.9 billion---Chairperson had tendered her resignation before present order, thus in wake of such resignation present matter stood concluded---High Court, however observed that considering that the Chairperson was to "manage, finalize and supervise the implementation of the Program" which comprised tax payer's money to the tune of Rs.9 billion, any future appointment to the said post must be transparent and through proper open selection process after giving due weightage to relevant experience and qualifications of the person concerned---Constitutional petition was disposed of accordingly. ORDER SYED MANSOOR ALI SHAH, J.--- This order will decide the instant petition, as well as, connected Writ Petition No. 11139/2014 as both these cases raise common questions of law and facts. 2. The petitioner has challenged the appointment of respondent No.1 i.e., Maryam Nawaz Sharif as Chairperson, Prime Minister's Youth Programme. It is contended that post of Chairperson is a public office and appointment of respondent No.1 has not been made through a transparent recruitment process. He contends that Prime Minister's Youth Programme deals with disbursement of taxpayers' money and, therefore, appointment of Chairperson to such a public post could only be made through public advertisement and a well laid out selection process. He further contends that respondent No.1 does not have…

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